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24 alternatives to Shifty

More control over macOS Night Shift

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shifty launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Curtains▲176

   Automate night shift and keyboard backlight for movies

   2024 · getcurtains.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   windOCD▲88

   Put Mac windows in their places!

   2016 · windocd.myownapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Better Window Manager▲233

   A tiny window management app for the Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Flavours▲150

   Change the look of your Mac

   2015 · flavours.interacto.net · its alternatives →

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   NightOwl▲320

   Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.

   2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →

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   nightlight▲82

   A CLI for "Night Shift" on macOS 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Clocker▲190

   MacOS menubar world clock

   2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →

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   Nocturnal▲90

   Have more control over your screen at night 🌙

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Hazel▲241

   Automated organization for your Mac

   2014 · noodlesoft.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    One Switch▲218

    All your mac toggles in one place

    2019 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →

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    Shrink▲94

    A little Mac app for your (Github) issues

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Coolant▲112

    Know when apps get power hungry

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Hunt▲225

    See the latest product hunts from your Mac's menu bar

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hacker Menu▲75

    Check Hacker News from your Mac menu bar

    2015 · hackermenu.io · its alternatives →

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    Fluid▲215

    Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Ambify▲113

    Turn music into light

    2016 · getambify.com · its alternatives →

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    Apptivate▲126

    Launch Mac apps with custom keyboard shortcuts

    2016 · apptivateapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Captain▲191

    A Docker menu bar app for Mac

    2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

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    Skip Tunes▲115

    Control iTunes, Spotify, or Rdio from your Mac's menubar

    2015 · skiptunes.com · its alternatives →

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    NightTone▲121

    Colored light filter, screen dimmer & brightness control

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Later Mac Reminders▲137

    Create quick reminders with presets

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Shifts▲82

    A beautiful calendar for managing shifts

    2015 · builtbysnowman.com · its alternatives →

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    Space Drop▲87

    A better drag & drop for Mac

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    ExtraBar▲152

    Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…

    Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →

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